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• LISTEN: Could Saving Snow Through The Summer Extend The Skiing Season? dlvr.it/QX4pwg https://t.co/FVwU7eWj5g

  12-06-2018 23:11 via twitter.com
  
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• Prosecutor seeks 25 years to life for driver who fled crash that killed farmer

  12-06-2018 23:09 via vtdigger.org
  Thomas Velde. Photo courtesy Vermont State Police
  RUTLAND – A prosecutor is asking a judge to hand down a 25-years-to-life sentence to a man who pleaded guilty in a hit-and-run crash that killed Tinmouth farmer Leo Branchaud two years ago as he walked in front of his home.
  It’s a case in which Thomas Velde Jr.’s mother has already been sentenced to jail time after admitting she tried to take the blame for his son’s action by telling police initially that she was the perso
  
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• Drug roundup nets 25 arrests in Washington County

  12-06-2018 23:01 via vtdigger.org
  US Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan is shown here testifying earlier this year about fentanyl before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  A week-long drug roundup in the Washington County area has resulted in 25 arrests on drug and firearms charges, according to Vermont State Police.
  The sweep by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities was the culmination of an investigation into drug smuggling and distribution that lasted several months, police sa
  
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• Vermont Psychiatric Survivors to host Vermont Mad Pride March and Celebration

  12-06-2018 21:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Psychiatric SurvivorsJune 11, 2018
  Contact:Wilda L. White(802) [email protected]
  Vermont Mad Pride March and Celebration in Montpelier on July 14, 2018Free barbecue and free t-shirts to participants
  RUTLAND, VT, June 10, 2018 – The annual Mad Pride March and Celebration that celebrates psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people and folks the world has labeled “mentally ill” kicks off Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Montpeli
  
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• VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region to expand facilities

  12-06-2018 21:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest RegionJune 8, 2018
  Contact:Bernadette C. [email protected]
  VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region to Break Ground for Facilities Expansion
  RUTLAND, VT (June 8, 2018)–The Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest Region is breaking ground on Thursday, June 21 at noon on 7 Albert Cree Drive for an expansion of its facilities. The 3,000 square foot expansion will be bui
  
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• Sen. Leahy introduces legislation against separating immigrant families at the border

  12-06-2018 21:18 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 8, 2018
  Press ContactDavid Carle(202) 224-2406
  Leahy Joins Feinstein And Other Senate Democrats In Introducing Legislation To Halt Separation Of Immigrant Families At The Border
  WASHINGTON (FRIDAY, June 8, 2018) — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a leading member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and 30 other senators in introducing legislation to keep immigrant families
  
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• South Burlington high to provide condoms next year

  12-06-2018 21:16 via vtdigger.org
  Condoms will be available at South Burlington High School during the next academic year. Public Domain Pictures
  SOUTH BURLINGTON — South Burlington High School students will have access to condoms next year after Principal Patrick Burke endorsed the program.
  “This is something I support as principal,” said Burke. “We’re going to follow the Agency of Education’s recommendation.”
  In a joint statement in November 2016, the agency and the Vermont Department
  
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• Sterling College Trustee named to James Beard Foundation

  12-06-2018 20:42 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sterling CollegeJune 11, 2018
  MEDIA CONTACTKatie Lavin802.586.7711 x [email protected]
  Sterling College Trustee Allison Hooper Recognized by James Beard Foundation
  June 11, 2018 • Craftsbury Common, VT• Allison Hooper, co-founder of Vermont Creamery, has been named to the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America for 2018. Hooper, a Sterling College trustee, was one of four people presented with this special achievem
  
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• VHCB AmeriCorps hosts Community Service Day

  12-06-2018 20:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — VHCB AmeriCorpsJune 11, 2018
  Contact:Francis Sharpstene828-3253 (office)522-6867 (cell)[email protected]
  VHCB AmeriCorps Community Service Day and 20th Anniversary Celebration
  On Monday, June 11, 85 Vermont Housing & Conservation Board staff, VHCB AmeriCorps members and program supporters turned out for eight community service projects in Burlington, Huntington, Essex Junction, Shelburne and Richmond. The efforts resulted in gardening, landscaping and new raised beds at a
  
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• LISTEN: Horses, Alouettes And Lake Monsters, Oh My! Your Vermont Summer Sports Roundup dlvr.it/QX48gD https://t.co/xbVb5J1Dw0

  12-06-2018 20:35 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Horses, Alouettes And Lake Monsters, Oh My! Your Vermont Summer Sports Roundup dlvr.it/QX48gD https://t.co/xbVb5J1Dw0
  
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• Vermont State Police’s new K-9 receives a name

  12-06-2018 19:56 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont State PoliceJune 8, 2018
  Contact:Adam [email protected]
  VERMONT STATE POLICE’S NEW K-9 GETS A SWEET NEW NAMERUTLAND – Meet Maple!
  That’s the name Vermonters have chosen after two rounds of voting for the newest K-9 on the Vermont State Police Bomb Squad, an explosives-sniffing female yellow Labrador retriever.
  Maple’s handler is Trooper Steven Gelder from the Rutland barracks. His current K-9, Nacoma, is retiring after Maple
  
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• New legislation allows for more energy efficient businesses

  12-06-2018 19:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Phil ScottJune 8, 2018
  Contact:Ted Brady802-622-4200
  Rebecca [email protected]
  NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS WILL REDUCE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN VERMONT
  Sheldon Springs, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott celebrated legislation on Friday that enhances businesses, particularly manufacturers, ability to be more energy efficient, while simultaneously helping the state meet its energy goals.
  “When some of Vermont’s larger energy users
  
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• LISTEN: A New Shingles Vaccine Is Available — And The State May Pay For You To Get It dlvr.it/QX3vJR https://t.co/1ghNYsfAXS

  12-06-2018 19:45 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: A New Shingles Vaccine Is Available — And The State May Pay For You To Get It dlvr.it/QX3vJR https://t.co/1ghNYsfAXS
  
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• Sen. Sanders promotes employee ownership

  12-06-2018 19:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersJune 8, 2018
  Contact:[email protected]
  Sanders Promotes Employee Ownership as Alternative to Greedy Corporations
  BURLINGTON, Vt., June 8 – In a speech to the Vermont Employee Ownership Conference Friday afternoon at the University of Vermont, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stressed that in a rapidly transitioning economy we must help workers around the country form employee-owned businesses:
  “Instead of giving huge tax brea
  
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• Artist Steve Gerberich to speak at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

  12-06-2018 19:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro Museum & Art CenterJune 8, 2018
  Contact:Erin [email protected], ext. 113
  Artist Steve Gerberich to speak at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, June 17
  BRATTLEBORO VT — Steve Gerberich, tinkerer extraordinaire behind the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s (BMAC) current exhibition entitled “Best of ‘Springs, Sprockets & Pulleys’,” will give a free hands-on guided tour of his work at t
  
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• CHCRR opens Express Care Center in Rutland

  12-06-2018 19:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Castleton Community Health Centers of the Rutland RegionJune 1, 2018
  CONTACT:Jill [email protected](802) 855-2097
  EXPRESS CARE Open In Rutland, Castleton Community Health Centers of the Rutland RegionCHCRR Express Care Centers: We are there when you need care.
  Rutland, VT – Imagine having access to quality health care without an appointment, seven days a week. Yes, even on Sunday! Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR) has opened Express Care
  
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• Scott takes cabinet meeting on road to Rutland County

  12-06-2018 19:11 via vtdigger.org
  Rutland City Mayor David Allaire, right, and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott talk during a “Capitol for a Day” event held Monday in Rutland. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
  RUTLAND — Gov. Phil Scott took to the road with his cabinet Monday to put a spotlight on Rutland County, hearing concerns about what people wanted more of from state government and — in some cases — what they wanted less of.
  The road trip was the first in what is expected to be a series of similar &ldquo
  
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• Waste from Vermont Tech’s manure processor discharged into brook

  12-06-2018 17:31 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont Technical College’s anaerobic digester turns waste into methane that is burned to produce electricity that is sold to Green Mountain Power. Vermont Tech photo
  This story by Tim Camerato was published by the Valley News on June 12.
  RANDOLPH CENTER — State officials are investigating how roughly 5,000 gallons of waste was discharged into Penny Brook last week, and whether any action should be taken against Vermont Technical College, where the spill occurred.
  A combination of di
  
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• Mears resigns as director of VLS environmental program

  12-06-2018 03:31 via vtdigger.org
  David Mears, during his time as Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner, in his new Fayston office. File photo by Josh Larkin/VTDigger
  David Mears, director of Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law program, announced that he is stepping down from his position at the end of this month.
  Mears said in an interview Monday that he will be leaving the school “for the chance to pursue other new opportunities” in Vermont or elsewhere in the nation.
  “It’s an e
  
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• Mental health care in Vermont: “It’s just a never-ending battle”

  12-06-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  This article by Nora Doyle-Burr was initially published by Valley News.
  State patients are treated on the fourth floor of the Tyler Building on the Brattleboro Retreat campus. Photo by Randy Holhut/The Commons
  Montpelier — Mental health providers in Vermont say they continue to be concerned that the state still has gaps in the services available to people struggling with mental illness.Get all of VTDigger's health care news.You'll never miss our health care coverage with our weekly headlin
  
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• Trump feuds with Trudeau as Vermont officials fret

  12-06-2018 02:23 via vtdigger.org
  President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk outside the Oval Office in February 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C.Photo by Shealah Craighead/White HouseWASHINGTON — Tensions between the United States and key allies reached new heights over the weekend as President Donald Trump attacked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for retaliating against a new set of tariffs.
  After leaving the G-7 conference with world leaders in a Quebec resort town Saturday,
  
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• Money chairs decline E-board invite, agree with $11 million projection

  12-06-2018 01:28 via vtdigger.org
  Money committee chairs (from left) Rep. Janet Ancel, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Jane Kitchel and Rep. Kitty Toll. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  The four chairs of the Legislature’s tax and budget committees informed the governor on Friday that they will not be attending an extraordinary E-board meeting this week, as they are on board with his estimate that an additional $11 million is on the table for negotiations.The governor invited the chairs to the meeting last week to approve new re
  
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• Eileen Whalen: UVMMC’s view on nurses’ contract negotiations

  12-06-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Eileen Whalen, who is the president and chief operating officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center.
  This is an open letter to our community regarding where the University of Vermont Medical Center stands with its negotiations for a new three-year contract with the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, the union representing our nurses. Above all, we want everyone to know how deeply we value every member of our team. Together, w
  
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• Arnie Gottlieb: Clearing marijuana convictions is next logical step

  12-06-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Arnie Gottlieb, of Dorset, who is a candidate for Bennington County state’s attorney.
  With the recent decriminalization of marijuana possession in the state of Vermont, it is now time for Bennington County to take the proactive step of assisting those with past violations in getting their convictions expunged.
  Beginning July 1, it will no longer be a crime for a 21-year-old to possess one ounce of marijuana or to grow two mature plants and four im
  
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• Don Keelan: Legislature fails to address population problem

  12-06-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a retired certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
  The Vermont Legislature convened in January and adjourned in early May. All the legislators went back to their district homes only to come back to Montpelier for a special session on May 23. That evening, most of them went back home, only to have to gather at the state capitol building again, which they did in June.
  Judging fro
  
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• Scott polling almost 20% lower than before 2016 election

  12-06-2018 00:42 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott signs gun legislation on Wednesday at the Statehouse. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott is polling at 52 percent favorability, according to a May poll of more than 700 Vermont voters, a significant fall from the 70 percent favorability he enjoyed in the lead-up to the 2016 governor’s race.A total of 18 percent of respondents said they held a very favorable view of the incumbent governor, while 34 percent said they held a somewhat favorable view, according to the
  
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